Procurement Compliance Officer

Join our Award-Winning Office of Procurement Services!

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team recognized for excellence – having earned the prestigious Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award from the National Procurement Institute. Our office is committed to continuous improvement and the implementation of best practices that drive positive change for both Prince William County and our internal operations.

The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) manages the acquisition of various supplies, goods, construction services, professional services, and general services through a variety of competitive, fair, and ethical solicitation approaches. OPS is focusing on four key initiatives including developing a robust marketplace that connects agencies to vendors to meet their business needs; modernizing the acquisition process to improve overall customer experience;

expanding procurement solutions through strategic and sustainable sourcing; and improving agency contract administration through training, policy development, and vendor performance assessment.

The Procurement Compliance Officer will support the Office of Procurement Services strategic objectives by providing policy development to ensure compliance with laws and regulations while promoting transparency in the acquisition process. The Procurement Compliance Officer will work with OPS team to monitor and resolve compliance issues and mitigate contractual risk.

• Identify, evaluate, and monitor procurement risks such as agency contract compliance, contract management task completions and financial exposure.
• Identify, evaluate, and monitor procurement risks such as supplier reliability, contract compliance, and financial exposure.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies aligned with County’s objectives.
• Conduct risk assessments during supplier onboarding and throughout agreement.
• Collaborate across departments to integrate risk awareness in procurement planning.
• Lead root cause analyses and corrective actions for risk incidents.

• Ensure procurement complies with internal policies, laws, and industry standards.
• Review legislation and County procurement activities and recommend, develop, and implement updates to procurement policies reflecting regulatory changes.
• Support P-Card compliance, including usage monitoring, documentation, fraud prevention, and audit coordination.
• Oversee agency small purchase compliance, including vendor review, assessment and audit.
• Identify purchasing non‑compliance and violations and report findings to leadership.
• Coordinate and lead internal and external procurement audits and address findings.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders and support ethical procurement initiatives.
• Review operations, conduct inspections, research, and evaluate findings, and draw accurate conclusions of department procurement and contract administration activities under their delegated purchase authority.
• Prepare post‑review exit conference agenda, schedule and conduct exit conference with department director; discuss findings with director prior to exit conference briefings with department.

• Works with procurement officers and establishes partnerships with departments to enhance services provided by OPS.
• Design, implement, and monitor internal controls to protect procurement processes.
• Investigate irregularities and enforce corrective measures with legal and audit teams.
• Maintain records supporting audit trails and compliance.

• Monitor procurement workflows to enforce segregation of duties and approvals.
• Analyze procurement data and produce reports on compliance and risk exposure.
• Recommend Oracle ERP enhancements for improved risk and compliance monitoring.

High School Diploma or G.E.D. and 7 years of experience in procurement, risk management, compliance, or audit, preferably in regulated environments.

• A bachelor’s degree in contract management, supply chain management, risk…